I will try to give as much information as possible, thanks in advance for helping me out.
Smartphone History:
iPhone 4S
Samsung Galaxy S3
Nokia Lumia ICON
I am currently on Verizon, and my contract is going to end on the 1st of October when I plan to make the switch to T-Mobile with my family. We have been paying too much for service, for far too long. Also, the bulk of my data usage is music streaming so T-Mobile's "Music Freedom" is definitely right for me.
I am looking for an Android phone because after having used iOS, Android, and WP I have decided that Android is the best platform for me. With my Galaxy S3 I used to flash custom ROMs left and right, but when Samsung Knox locked me from doing that I abandoned ship almost immediately.
Okay, enough background:
Budget: I am trying to stay south of $700 on this one, because I am paying for the full price of the phone.
Battery: I am looking for a phone with a solid battery life, nothing too incredible, but enough to stand up to about 4 hours of hands on usage typically texting, listening to music, or web browsing. The battery in my current ICON is not pitiful, but could surely last a bit longer; I get from about 6AM-9PM on the device.
Storage: A device with expandable storage would be a blessing because I have a music collection totalling over 40GB and I wouldn't mind having all of that on my device so I do not have to stream with Google Play Music or my Spotify Subscription all the time.
Display: Currently I use a 5in screen and I could go either way. My hands are comfortable enough on phablet sized devices, but 4in phones feel like tic tacs in my hand. 1080P is plenty, I do not do much to warrant more. I am more a music than a movie person.
Camera: I bought the ICON because of the supposedly excellent 20MP shooter, to come to find out that its low-light performance is atrocious. Any phone that takes decent images in both light and dark settings would be greatly appreciated.
Extra tech: I really do not care about fingerprint scanners, heartbeat sensors, dust/water proofness etc. Ability to do Qi charging would be nice, but is not needed.
Smartphone History:
iPhone 4S
Samsung Galaxy S3
Nokia Lumia ICON
I am currently on Verizon, and my contract is going to end on the 1st of October when I plan to make the switch to T-Mobile with my family. We have been paying too much for service, for far too long. Also, the bulk of my data usage is music streaming so T-Mobile's "Music Freedom" is definitely right for me.
I am looking for an Android phone because after having used iOS, Android, and WP I have decided that Android is the best platform for me. With my Galaxy S3 I used to flash custom ROMs left and right, but when Samsung Knox locked me from doing that I abandoned ship almost immediately.
Okay, enough background:
Budget: I am trying to stay south of $700 on this one, because I am paying for the full price of the phone.
Battery: I am looking for a phone with a solid battery life, nothing too incredible, but enough to stand up to about 4 hours of hands on usage typically texting, listening to music, or web browsing. The battery in my current ICON is not pitiful, but could surely last a bit longer; I get from about 6AM-9PM on the device.
Storage: A device with expandable storage would be a blessing because I have a music collection totalling over 40GB and I wouldn't mind having all of that on my device so I do not have to stream with Google Play Music or my Spotify Subscription all the time.
Display: Currently I use a 5in screen and I could go either way. My hands are comfortable enough on phablet sized devices, but 4in phones feel like tic tacs in my hand. 1080P is plenty, I do not do much to warrant more. I am more a music than a movie person.
Camera: I bought the ICON because of the supposedly excellent 20MP shooter, to come to find out that its low-light performance is atrocious. Any phone that takes decent images in both light and dark settings would be greatly appreciated.
Extra tech: I really do not care about fingerprint scanners, heartbeat sensors, dust/water proofness etc. Ability to do Qi charging would be nice, but is not needed.